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Bits of it were dullish grey, bits of it dullish brown, the rest of it rather less interesting to look at.
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Comment on The cows – Hotblack by Three Cedars Irish Dexters https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/the-cows-hotblack/comment-page-1/#comment-9
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:23:03 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-9We’ve come to wean and separate all our babies at 3 months, using fence weaning. It just seems to help us avoid a lot of accidents. We do all we can to keep our females from breeding until they’re 16 months old, unless we get one that just upsets the entire apple cart with all her cane raising! Hilarious to see them from gaining attention of all the neighboring farms… to… an instant quiet, as soon as the gate is latched and she catches sight of our Bull. lol

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Comment on Hotblack’s calf arrives by The cows – Hotblack | magrathea farm https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/hotblacks-calf-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-8
Fri, 30 May 2014 14:49:30 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?p=1#comment-8[…] as it turns out, I was too late. She was pregant, at seven months of age. As I talked about in this post, we let her go through with the pregnancy, trusting nature to get it […]

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Comment on Chuck – steak that is. by Linda https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/chuck-steak-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-6
Fri, 30 May 2014 09:37:09 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-6Oh yummo delish. Definitely going to try the mexican style. Might not last now until summer to try as a thai beef salad 🙂

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Comment on Chuck – steak that is. by magratheafarm https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/chuck-steak-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-5
Fri, 30 May 2014 09:27:15 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-5Thanks Linda!
Skirt and Flank are prime cuts for stir frying, and apparently much loved in Chinese cooking. I stir fry all the time though so tend to use round or topside for this.
I like skirt or flanks as a steak – fairly rare, anywhere past medium rare they are going to be chewy. I tend to salt & pepper mine reasonably well, a little olive oil, and then BBQ on coals for a few minutes each side, a little rest, then slice it across the grain to serve, just as for any other steak but pre-sliced. Goes well in a thai beef salad like this too, or topping any salad as a summer dish. I remember just having the flank alongside a warm kipfler potato and broad bean salad with pancetta, that was particularly good!
I’ve also done it on the BBQ similarly, with a bit of a mexican spices rubbed in and let to marinate (oregano, paprika, chili, cumin, coriander, garlic, squeeze of lemon) cooked as above and served with homemade tortillas, and BBQ tomatoes, capsiums, onions.

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Comment on Chuck – steak that is. by Linda https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/chuck-steak-that-is/comment-page-1/#comment-4
Fri, 30 May 2014 08:49:37 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-4Hi Jo,
Agree! We got half a cow in January. Still have the skirt, as have heard its delicious but I haven’t used it yet as don’t want to ruin it.
What do you suggest?

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Comment on About Magrathea by magratheafarm https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3
Fri, 30 May 2014 05:35:20 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?page_id=2#comment-3Hi Deborah, Yes Dexters are considered a dual purpose meat/milk breed. The meat is fantastic, and the milk is similar to Jersey milk in composition, with good butterfat. Apparently the fat globules are smaller, making it kind of naturally homogenised, although I find I still get a beautiful rich yellow layer of fat on it when I do get around to milking. The dexter breed also carries the A2 milk gene. One thing however, some of my girls actually have impossibly small teats for milk, literally, a one finger job not a whole hand! This makes it a bit awkward, so if you were interested in them for milk, keep an eye on the udder conformation.
Dexters do well on little; they require less land than than the larger breeds (about two thirds as much) and were prized historically as a thrifty cow in harsh conditions. They are naturally horned, although there are polled lines and increasing numbers of polled cows (our Hotblack is polled). Our last steer was horned; and we left the horns on rather than dehorning, and I think they are a stunningly attractive horned breed!

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Comment on About Magrathea by Deborah https://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2
Thu, 29 May 2014 03:24:13 +0000http://magratheafarm.wordpress.com/?page_id=2#comment-2Hi Jo! A stray here from Jetto’s 😉 Dexters, are they a rather small breed and good as milk and meat? Good for small holders? I think this is the type my Dad said they used to have on the farm.